The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has acquired Gelpac Inc., a manufacturer of packaging solutions for industrial products and consumer goods. Based in…
Public pension plans have received flak over the years, with critics calling for greater transparency around liabilities and fairness for taxpayers. The Canadian Federation of…
Despite political troubles in Venezuela and Brazil, Latin America’s economy is a broadly positive story with small pockets of unrest, according to Jim Barrineau, co-head…
As barbecue season continues in full swing, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has announced its involvement in an investment in a U.S.-based wood-fired grill company.…
With mental health as an aspect of workplace disability on the rise in the electricity sector, Electricity Human Resources Canada has introduced an online portal…
Benecaid Health Benefits Solutions Inc. is introducing a new online health benefits platform this month. The online app, Honeybee, allows employers to offer their health…
While the new Alberta dental fee guide published last week is a “step in the right direction,” more changes are required to bring dental fees…
The coming retirement of the baby-boomer generation will have a hefty impact on Canada’s old-age security program, according to the latest actuarial report by the Office…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is acquiring a stake in an independent power generator in the United States for $949 million. The CPPIB is…
An arbitrator has ordered Yellow Pages Group Co. to pay an employee $102,000 for breaching a collective agreement and an additional $15,000 for a Human…
The third episode of Benefits Canada‘s new podcast, Human Resourcefulness, looks at the role of the human resources manager through Toby Flenderson of The Office. Our…
Anyone surprised about U.S. President Donald Trump’s reaction to the events in Charlottesville over the weekend should keep one thing in mind: when it comes…
Our keynote speaker talks NAFTA, narcissism, and Trump's legacy.
A story on how private payers are implementing preferred pharmacy networks to reduce benefits plan costs was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here…
The union representing more than 600 employees at GreenShield Canada in Toronto and Windsor, Ont. has ratified a three-year collective agreement that includes pension and…
More than half (55 per cent) of Canadian employees say their employer-sponsored health benefits don’t fully meet their needs and two-fifths (42 per cent) say…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is selling 2.78 per cent of its stake in India-based supply chain and logistics operator Delhivery Ltd. The total…
The funded ratio of U.S. corporate defined benefit pension plans declined to 98.5 per cent in fiscal 2023 from 99.4 per cent in 2022, according…
Even though it has been two years since the U.S. Federal Reserve started rapidly hiking interest rates, hedge fund managers aren’t more likely to have…